CFLers to try Bobsled

Jesse Lumsden of course is the most famous footballer/bobsledder having been in a sled since 2009. This winter it'll be current Ticat Sam Giguere and former Argo Jean-Nicolas Carriere jumping into sleds for the first time in competition.

Rush, of Humboldt, Sask., and Lumsden, of Burlington, Ont., beat the field by nearly one-half of a second with a two-run time of one minute 40.22 seconds down the 14-corner track.

"This is a short track so you expect the times to be close, but we had things set up really well this week," said Rush. "Jesse jarred his back loading in the first push so we said to each other the second run was going to be a 'hard hat run.' He dug deep and gave me everything he had to get it done today."